ea0041ep585 | Endocrine Disruptors | ECE2016
Lee Myoungho
, Lee Jae-Hwan
, Nam Tran Dinh
, An Jin Yong
, Jeung Eui-Bae
Placenta exchanges vital factors including oxygen, carbon dioxide, cation (copper, iron, calcium) and glucose that are essential to fetal growth. Copper, iron, calcium cation and glucose transfer genes are regulated by reproduction-related hormones, vitamin D and human placental lactogen. These molecules are transferred by specific receptors located on cell membrane or cytoplasm in placenta. These substances disturb action of reproduction-related hormones (ex> estrogen, pr...